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Halaman 9
But , says Augustine , " he took my words home to himself , and thought that I had
so spoken only on his account ; and what would have made ... For long ago thou
didst say and write it in thy book , “ Rebuke a wise man and he will love thee .
But , says Augustine , " he took my words home to himself , and thought that I had
so spoken only on his account ; and what would have made ... For long ago thou
didst say and write it in thy book , “ Rebuke a wise man and he will love thee .
Halaman 10
I began to love him , " he says , “ not at first as a teacher of the truth , which I
despaired of finding in thy Church , but as a fellow - creature who was kind to me
. I listened attentively to his sermons , not with the right attitude of mind , but
criticising ...
I began to love him , " he says , “ not at first as a teacher of the truth , which I
despaired of finding in thy Church , but as a fellow - creature who was kind to me
. I listened attentively to his sermons , not with the right attitude of mind , but
criticising ...
Halaman 14
I should not , ” he says , “ have done it by myself . . . I should certainly not have
done it by myself . ” ( ii . 4 . ff . ) In the self - accusings with which the Confessions
abound , there is evidence of an almost morbid sensitiveness of conscience .
I should not , ” he says , “ have done it by myself . . . I should certainly not have
done it by myself . ” ( ii . 4 . ff . ) In the self - accusings with which the Confessions
abound , there is evidence of an almost morbid sensitiveness of conscience .
Halaman 17
The sudden breaking off of the “ sweet and dear habit of living together ” left an
aching wound in his heart ; but , he says , “ I was full of joy in her testimony when ,
in that her last illness , flattering my dutifulness , she called me ' kind , ' and said ...
The sudden breaking off of the “ sweet and dear habit of living together ” left an
aching wound in his heart ; but , he says , “ I was full of joy in her testimony when ,
in that her last illness , flattering my dutifulness , she called me ' kind , ' and said ...
Halaman 18
Often , ” says Augustine , “ would Ambrose , when he saw me , congratulate me
on having such a mother . " The impressions we get of people in the Confessions
are unforgettable . They are portraits drawn by a master hand . What could be ...
Often , ” says Augustine , “ would Ambrose , when he saw me , congratulate me
on having such a mother . " The impressions we get of people in the Confessions
are unforgettable . They are portraits drawn by a master hand . What could be ...
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Halaman 35 - We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible.
Halaman 35 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.
Halaman 109 - Wilt thou leave thy sins and go to heaven, or have thy sins and go to hell...
Halaman 115 - There's no discouragement Shall make him once relent His first avowed intent To be a pilgrim. Who so beset him round With dismal stories, Do but themselves confound, — His strength the more is ; No lion can him fright, He'll with a giant fight ; But he will have a right To be a pilgrim.
Halaman 10 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Halaman 127 - Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting to find it a dull book (as such books generally are), and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry'.
Halaman 123 - Now, just as the gates were opened to let in the men, I looked in after them, and, behold, the City shone like the sun; the streets also were paved with gold, and in them walked many men, with crowns on their heads, palms in their hands, and golden harps to sing praises withal. There were also of them that had wings, and they answered one another without intermission, saying, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord
Halaman 39 - But what to those who find ? ah ! this Nor tongue nor pen can show : The love of Jesus, what it is, None but his loved ones know.
Halaman 122 - There was also that met them with harps and crowns, and gave them to them, — the harps to praise withal, and the crowns in token of honour. Then I heard in my dream that all the bells in the city rang again for joy, and that it was said unto them, "ENTER YE INTO THE JOY OF YOUR LORD.
Halaman 123 - When the day that he must go hence was come, many accompanied him to the Riverside, into which as he went he said, Death, where is thy Sting? And as he went down deeper he said, Grave, where is thy Victory? So he passed over, and all the Trumpets sounded for him on the other side.